TopwaterbeginnerNortheast & Mid-Atlantic
Bluefish Popper
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Available Sizes#1/0 - #3/0
Color Variations
Chartreuse/WhiteAll WhiteRed/WhiteBlue/White
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Signature tierStrong match
New England Fly Company
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, topwater flies, striped bass. New England tier lead for brook trout, landlocked salmon, and coastal striper patterns.
Northeast & Mid-Atlantictopwater fliesstriped bass
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Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, topwater flies, striped bass. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
Northeast & Mid-Atlantictopwater fliesstriped bass
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Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on topwater flies, bass, saltwater. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
topwater fliesbasssaltwater
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on topwater flies, bass, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
topwater fliesbassbroad catalog
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on topwater flies, popper. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
topwater fliespopper
Visit sourceBluefish destroy things. It is what they do. They destroy bait, leaders, flies, nets, fingers, and the quiet optimism of anyone who thought this would be a peaceful morning on the water. This popper is built to survive that kind of relationship -- hard foam body, epoxy coating, wire weedguard. Pop it across the surface and watch the water explode. Bluefish hit topwater flies with the subtlety of a hand grenade, and the resulting detonation is one of the great spectacles in saltwater fly fishing.
Quick Facts
TypeTopwater
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesBluefish, Striped Bass, Jack Crevalle
Sizes#1/0 - #3/0
Best LocationsSandy Hook, NJ; Montauk Point, NY; Cape Cod, MA
Where to Fish It
Sandy Hook
NJ · Surf
Montauk Point
NY · Rips
Cape Cod
MA · Surf
Map unavailable. Locations for Bluefish Popper: Sandy Hook, NJ; Montauk Point, NY; Cape Cod, MA
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